NPORS Course (N601) - Agricultural Tractor

A common sight, the Agricultural Tractor is a multi-purpose machine and an ideal solution for a variety of different projects and purposes, including:

· moving heavy materials
· landscaping
· road clearing
· towing fuel and water bowsers
· dampening down dust
· land clearing
· heavy brush mowing

Farming typically springs to mind when we consider the agricultural tractor, but it serves so many different industries and very much so in the construction sector, where transporting earth and materials over challenging terrain is all part of the job.

This Agricultural Tractor N601 NPORS certification delivers the necessary skills, knowledge, and understanding to operate an agricultural tractor safely and effectively. It is for plant operators who require practical and theory-based training and assessment to operate or work with an agricultural tractor as part of their daily duties on-site.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

This training is essential for workers to operate an agricultural tractor safely. Delegates will review legal requirements, ensure safety compliance, and understand procedures, appropriate documentation and classifications.

The course content includes:

· Manufacturer’s requirements as per the operator’s handbook, additional information sources and all relevant regulations and legislation
· All pre-use machine checks on an agricultural tractor
· Travelling over rough, undulating ground, substantial inclines
· Surface levelling with mounted and trailed implements
· Manoeuvring in confined spaces with trailed and mounted implements
· Attaching and setting trailed implements
· Attaching and setting mounted implements
· Attaching and setting power take-off drives
· All actions to take for hazards, underground and overhead services
· Operating a mounted or power-driven implement
· Removing and storing trailed and mounted implements
· Carrying out shut down and securing procedures
· Loading and unloading procedures for machine transporting